confab

Plural: confabs

Noun

an informal conversation
Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”).

Verb

Verb Forms: confabbed, confabbing, confaabs

To chat or discuss informally.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
have a conference in order to talk something over
Clipping of confabulate (“to speak casually with somebody; to chat”).

Examples

Players often CONFAB between rounds about their best or worst plays.

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of confabulation, from Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results); see further at etymology 2.

Synonyms

chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confabulate, confabulation, confer, consult, gossip, jaw, natter, schmoose, schmooze, shoot the breeze, visit, confable, conflab

Scrabble Score: 13

confab: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
confab: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
confab: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

confab: valid Words With Friends Word